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Armand Randrianasolo, Ph.D.Armand Randrianasolo, Ph.D.
Curator
William L. Brown Center

office phone: + 1-314-577-0204
fax: + 1 (314) 577-0800
email: armand.randrianasolo@mobot.org

Missouri Botanical Garden
4344 Shaw Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63110
USA

Education
Ph.D. University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1998
M.S. University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1993
B.S. University of Antananarivo, Madagascar, 1988
Taxonomy of Malagasy Anacardiaceae Community-based conservation of Vohibe and Analavelona Forests in Madagascar
Current projects Malagasy Anacardiaceae Treatment for the Flore de Madagascar et des Comores
For Armand Randrianasolo's complete CV with list of publications, click here (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).
Nivo H. Rakotoarivelo, Tabita N. Randrianarivony, Fortunat Rakotoarivony, Armand Randrianasolo. 2019 . “Mangidy”: Malagasy folk beverages sold in Madagascar’s market Places. Ethnobotany Research & Applications 18:29 (2019). Randrianasolo, A., P.P. Lowry II & G.E. Schatz. 2017. Taxonomic treatment of Abrahamia Randrian. & Lowry, a new genus of Anacardiaceae from Madagascar. Boissiera 71: 1-152. Randrianasolo A., A.A. Randrianasolo. 2017. Understanding the role of organizational legitimacy within the realm of the community-based conservation approach. Madagascar Conservation & Development 12(1):13-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/mcd.v12i1.2. Randrianasolo, A., P. B. Phillipson, P.P. Lowry II & M.Möller. 2017. Streptocarpus peltatus(Gesneriaceae), a Distinctive New Species from Southeastern Madagascar. Novon 26: 22-27. Randrianasolo, A. & P. P. Lowry II. 2015. A new species of Operculicarya H. Perrier (Anacardiaceae) from western dry forests of Madagascar. Candollea 70 (1): 57-60. Bussmann, R.W., Paniagua Zambrana, N., Applequist, W., Razafitsalama, J.L., Kuhlman,A.,Andriamaharoa, H., Rakotoarivony, F., Razanatsima, A., Rakotoarivelo, N., Randrianasolo, A. 2015. Palms and palm use in Ambalabe, a community in Eastern Madagascar. Ethnobotany Research and Applications:17-26. Neil R. Crouch, Henrik Balslev, Kamal Bawa, Robert Bye, Sangay Dema, Edelmira Linares, Pei Shengji, Armand Randrianasolo & John Rashford. 2014. Multicultural perspectives on biocultural collections. In: Curating Biocultural Collections, A Handbook, eds. Jan Salick, Katie Konchar and Mark Nesbitt, pp. 263-267.Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in association with Missouri Botanical garden, St Louis. Nivo Rakotoarivelo, Aina Razanatsima, Fortunat Rakotoarivony, Lucien Rasoaviety, Aro Vonjy Ramarosandratana, Vololoniaina Jeannoda, Alyse R Kuhlman, Armand Randrianasolo and Rainer W Bussmann. 2014. Ethnobotanical and economic value of Ravenala madagascariensis Sonn. in Eastern Madagascar. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 10:57. Porter P. Lowry II, Louis Nusbaumer, Armand Randrianasolo, George E. Schatz & Cynthia Hong-Wa. 2014. Endemic Families of Madagascar. XIII. New, restricted range species of Eremolaena Baill. and Schizolaena Thouars (Sarcolaenaceae). Candollea 69: 183-193. Nivo H. Rakotoarivelo, A. Razanatsima, F. Rakotoarivony, A.Kuhlman, S. Andriambololonera,R. H. Ramananjanahary, A. Randrianasolo & R. W. Bussmann. 2013. Guide des plantes d’Ambalabe, Vol. 1, pp: 1-130. Missouri Botanical Garden. Mendrika Razafindraibe, Alyse R Kuhlman, Harison Rabarison, Vonjison Rakotoarimanana, Charlotte Rajeriarison, Nivo Rakotoarivelo, Tabita Randrianarivony, Fortunat Rakotoarivony, Reza Ludovic, Armand Randrianasolo and Rainer W Bussmann. 2013. Medicinal plants used by women from Agnalazaha littoral forest (Southeastern Madagascar). Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 9:73. Randrianasolo,A., P.P. Lowry II, G.E. Schatz, P.P. Phillipson & G.E. Wahlert. 2013. The lianescent species of Grewia L. (Malvaceae s.l, formerly Tiliaceae) in Madagascar. Adansonia, sé. 3, 35 (1): 73-85. Mitchell, J.D., Douglas C. Daly, and A. Randrianasolo. 2012. The first report of Spondias native to Madagascar: Spondias tefyi, sp.nov. (Anacardiaceae). Brittonia, 64(3):263-267. Randrianasolo, A. & P.P. Lowry II. 2010. A new species of Ellipanthus Hook.f. (Connaraceae) from humid forest in east-central Madagascar. Adansonia, sér. 3, 32(2): 229-233. Randrianasolo, A. & P.P. Lowry II. 2009. Four new species and one new combination in the Malagasy endemic genus Micronychia Oliv. (Anacardiaceae). Adansonia, sér. 3, 31(1): 157-168. Susan K. Pell, J.D. Mitchell, P.P. Lowry II, A. Randrianasolo, and L. E. Urbatsch. 2008. Phylogenetic slipts of Malagasy and African Taxa of Protorhus and Rhus (Anacardiaceae) based on cpDNA trnL-trnF and nrDNA ETS and ITS Sequence data. Systematic Botany 33(2): 375-383. Zachary S. Rogers, A. Randrianasolo & J.S. Miller. 2006. New Species of Ludia (Salicaceae) from Madagascar’s Eastern Littoral Forest. Novon 16: 409-412. John D. Mitchell, D. C. Daly, S. K. Pell & A. Randrianasolo. 2006. Poupartiopsis gen.nov. and its context in Anacardiaceae classification. Systematic Botany 31(2): 337-348. Randrianasolo, A. & P. P. Lowry II. 2006. Operculicarya (Anacardiaceae) revisited: an updated taxonomic treatment for Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, with descriptions of three new species. Adansonia, sér. 3, 28 (2): 359-371. Miller, J. S., A. Bradley, A. Randrianasolo, R. Randrianaivo and S. Rakotonandrasana. 2005. Sampling a diverse flora for novel biochemicals: an analysis of NCI collections from Madagascar. Economic Botany 59(3): 221-230. S. Cao, J. K. Schilling, J. S. Miller, A. Randrianasolo, R. Andriantsiferana, V. E. Rasamison, and D. G. I. Kingston. 2004. New Cytotoxic Alkyl Phloroglucinols from Protorhus thouvenotii. Planta Med. 70: 683-684. Randrianasolo, A. & Porter P. Lowry II. 2004. A new species of Campnosperma Thwaites (Anacardiaceae) from northeastern Madagascar. Adansonia, sér 3, 26 (2): 213-216. Randrianasolo, A. 2003. Anacardiacaea. In: The Natural History of Madagascar. S. M. Goodman & J. P. Benstead (eds.), Chicago Press, Chicago, pp. 398-402. Randrianasolo, A., J.S. Miller & Trisha Consoglio. 2002. Application of IUCN Criteria and Red List Categories on species of five Anacardiaceae genera in Madagascar. Biodiversity and Conservation Journal 11: 1289-1300. Randrianasolo, A. 2000. A taxonomic revision of the Malagasy endemic genus Micronychia (Anacardiaceae). Adansonia, sér 3, 22(1): 145-155. Randrianasolo, A. & J.S. Miller. 1999. A New Species of Poupartia (Anacardiaceae) from Madagascar. Novon 9: 546-548. Randrianasolo, A. & J. S. Miller. 1999. Revision Taxonomic of the genus Sarcolaena (Sarcolaenaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 86 (3): 702 – 722. Nilsson, S. & A. Randrianasolo. 1999. Morphology and Functional Aspects of Pollen in the Sarcolaenaceae. Palaeoeco. Africa 26: 191- 200. Randrianasolo, A. & J. S. Miller. 1998. A revision of Campnosperma (Anacardiaceae) in Madagascar. Adansonia, sér. 3, 20(2): 285-293. J. S. Miller & A. Randrianasolo. 1998. New Taxa and Nomenclatural Notes on the Flora of the Marojejy Massif, Madagascar. Anacardiaceae: A new species of Campnosperma. Novon 8:170-172. Randrianasolo, A. & J. S. Miller. 1994. Sarcolaena isaloensis, a New species of Sarcolaenaceae from Isalo, South Central Madagascar. Novon 4: 290-294.